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About the book

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Tetiria Kireua
★★★★★

22 January 2017

Such an amazing book!..Helped me a lot during my study!

Description

Throughout our history, humans have been fascinated with the geography of biological diversity – where particular kinds of organisms are found (or not found), and why. Biogeography is that branch of science that investigates the spatial and temporal patterns in the distribution of biodiversity. It is a highly multidisciplinary discipline that draws from fields such as geography, evolutionary biology, systematics, genetics, ecology, paleontology, geology, and climatology, and has important applications in conservation biology and human ecology. This book is intended to provide a concise introduction to the science of biogeography, including the history of its development, basic principles, and its importance in meeting today’s ecological challenges.

Content

What is Biogeography?

References and Further Reading

Biogeography – Development and History

Introduction

Early Biogeography

Exploration and Biogeography

Further Botanical Contributions

How Old is the Earth?

Darwin, Wallace, and Evolution

Explaining Disjunctions

Late 20th Century Progress

References and Further Reading

Maps, Ranges, and Geological Changes

Introduction

Map Projections

Geographic Ranges and Range Maps

The Dynamic Earth

References and Further Reading

Evolution – Descent with Modification

Introduction

Early Evolutionary Thought

Mechanisms of Evolution

Speciation

Reconstructing Evolutionary Histories

References and Further Reading

Ecology, Biomes, and Biodiversity

Introduction

Hierarchy of Ecological Organization

Major Biomes of the World

Patterns in the Earth’s Biodiversity

References and Further Reading

Islands and Oceans

Introduction

Island Formation

Getting There and Surviving There

Patterns of Species Richness on Islands

The Marine Environment

Structure of the Marine Environment

References and Further Reading

Historical Biogeography

Introduction

Early Life and Biogeography of the Paleozoic Era

Biogeography of the Mesozoic Era

Biogeography of the Cenozoic Era

References and Further Reading

Human Evolution and Biogeography

Introduction

Human Evolution

Agriculture and Animal Domestication

The Anthropocene

Human Impacts on Other Species

Anthropogenic Climate Change

References and Further Reading

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